Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Joins Climate Protest in Pelosi’s Office

"I just want to let you all know how proud I am of each and every single one of you."

By NTK Staff | 11.13.2018 @12:05pm

Democratic socialist and Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spent her first day in Washington, D.C. as an incoming freshman by joining climate protestors in House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) office.

Dozens of protestors with the groups Sunrise Movement and Justice Democrats were staging a sit-in and greeted Ocasio-Cortez with raucous applause when she entered the office.

Ocasio-Cortez took time to high-five some of the protestors in the room before briefly addressing the crowd.

“I just want to let you all know how proud I am of each and every single one of you. For putting yourselves and your bodies and everything on the line to make sure we save our planet,” Ocasio-Cortez said.

Ocasio-Cortez then talked about her own experience protesting climate change.

“We don’t have a choice. We have to get to one hundred percent renewable energy in 10 years. There is no other option,” Ocasio-Cortez added.